Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Emotional photo reveals Haitian West Point grad's American dream
cnn ^ | May 26, 2016 | AJ Willingham

Posted on 05/27/2016 8:33:21 PM PDT by MarvinStinson

click here to read article


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-39 last
To: MarvinStinson

I’d be willing to bet he was not in the photo with the American black bitch## with the clinched fists at West Point, in uniform.


21 posted on 05/27/2016 10:15:13 PM PDT by armydawg505
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: 353FMG

“he can go back to his country and become another Papa Doc”

What a rotten thing to say.

His country is AMERICA, and he’ll no doubt make us proud in years to come.


22 posted on 05/27/2016 10:45:42 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: 353FMG

What kind of scumbag would try to stink up the air with a post like that?


23 posted on 05/27/2016 10:52:26 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: armydawg505

He has a different view of the US than the group of blacklivesmatter retards who should have been expelled from West Point.


24 posted on 05/27/2016 10:54:24 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 21 | View Replies]

To: MarvinStinson
It's redundant after reading his words, but I must voice my belief that he was most probably not among the cadets who deem it necessary to display the "Black Power" salute to validate his worth.

Congratulations, Mr. Idrache.

25 posted on 05/27/2016 11:06:21 PM PDT by publius911 (IMPEACH HIM NOW evil, stupid, insane ignorant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: gaijin

Idrache’s military career began in the Maryland Army National Guard. He served in the 231st Chemical Co., based in Greenbelt.

Idrache’s sister gave him a sticker that had been handed to her at school by a recruiter from West Point. He thought his chances of getting into the elite military academy were slim.

But his lieutenant in his National Guard unit helped him start the application process, and an administrator, Sgt. 1st Class Christi McKinney, guided him through the process.

McKinney followed Idrache through his West Point career, and was there to watch him graduate and be commissioned as an officer.

Once his lieutenant’s bar had been pinned on, she was the first enlisted soldier to salute him.

Idrache enrolled at West Point in 2012. He is now on his way to Fort Rucker, Ala., where the Army trains helicopter pilots.

“This is the country that comes to help when very few people do,” Idrache said. “This is a place where a guy who was born with nothing can become a pilot, and to me, that means so much.

“I love Haiti, but I would probably think twice before I go to war for it. But if I had to die for this, I’d do it.”

Idrache had watched the U.S. military conduct humanitarian missions as a child and was amazed by its helicopters.
“The first time I saw a Chinook, I ran after it.”

When it came time for Idrache to choose a military career, he knew what he wanted to do.

“I was like, I could be in one of those flying telephones and up there having some random kid in the Third World running after me with no shirt on,” he said. “I asked myself, ‘What is one thing I could never be if I didn’t come to West Point?’ — and that’s a pilot.”

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-alix-idrache-west-point-20160526-story.html


26 posted on 05/27/2016 11:07:56 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: MarvinStinson

HE gets to stay


27 posted on 05/28/2016 12:04:28 AM PDT by stanne
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MarvinStinson

HE gets to stay


28 posted on 05/28/2016 12:04:28 AM PDT by stanne
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MarvinStinson

Is he an American citizen or Haitian?


29 posted on 05/28/2016 12:39:57 AM PDT by Organic Panic
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: 353FMG

He should back to Haiti and rule it as a dictator for life and perhaps whip that country into shape.


30 posted on 05/28/2016 3:41:08 AM PDT by C19fan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: MarvinStinson

A great story to start the day.......thanks


31 posted on 05/28/2016 3:54:16 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (#HillaryForPrison-2016)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Organic Panic

One must be an American citizen to receive a commission in the US military. Foreign nationals can enlist, but only citizens can be commissioned as officers.


32 posted on 05/28/2016 4:02:23 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 29 | View Replies]

To: Hodar

What a great story about your brother and this man.

I hope Trump brings this up in the context of immigration, comparing this man to the illegals. The differences would be striking, and even libs would “get it” (even if they wouldn’t admit it.).


33 posted on 05/28/2016 4:07:15 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Trump loves America and will protect the people who live here first, last and always. - Coulter)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: Hodar

Wonderful....Thanks for sharing!


34 posted on 05/28/2016 4:49:27 AM PDT by Guenevere (If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do....)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: dfwgator

“These are the kinds of immigrants I want (and so does Trump).”

How many thousands of welfare parasites do we have to support to get one?


35 posted on 05/28/2016 5:04:12 AM PDT by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: MarvinStinson

What? No black power fist in the air?


36 posted on 05/28/2016 5:23:08 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Joe 6-pack

The reason I asked if he is Haitian is the headline. I tire of hyphenated things coming before “American.”


37 posted on 05/28/2016 8:26:20 AM PDT by Organic Panic
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 32 | View Replies]

To: MarvinStinson

With Obama as commander in chief, Carter as SECDEF and the senior leadership of the Army and West Point, I’m surprised they were not commissioned field grade officers to start their careers.


38 posted on 05/28/2016 9:53:07 AM PDT by armydawg505
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 24 | View Replies]

To: C19fan

No such luck. Easier to float to Miami and get free housing and meals at US expense


39 posted on 05/30/2016 9:19:29 AM PDT by 353FMG
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-39 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson